But if that is indeed the case, and the Government was so concerned with not prejudicing ongoing cases, why did they take the opposite approach with the hundreds of people who were arrested in the wake of the Southport riots?

The prime minister has addressed the nation after the government announced an inquiry into state failings to prevent the Southport attack.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer will face Tory leader Kemi Badenoch at PMQs with possible questions expected on the state of Britain's finances and questions over the Southport murders

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer vowed on Tuesday to "leave no stone unturned" to uncover failings in preventing the killings of three girls at a Taylor Swift-themed event, saying an inquiry could lead to a change in terrorism laws.

Sir Keir Starmer appealed for sympathy in a Downing Street press conference about the Southport killings. Yes, the focus was on the murdered children. Six-year-old Bebe, seven-year-old Elsie and Alice, nine, who died following a mass stabbing in the Merseyside seaside town last July.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the government must also answer “tough questions” about how authorities failed to stop a violence-obsessed teenager before he stabbed three young girls to death in the seaside town of Southport in July.

By Sachin Ravikumar and Elizabeth Piper LONDON (Reuters) -UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer vowed on Tuesday to "leave no stone unturned" to uncover failings by the state in preventing the killings of three girls at a Taylor Swift-themed event,

Last summer’s Southport killings will mark a “line in the sand” for Britain, Sir Keir Starmer has said, promising to introduce new terror laws if necessary.

PM defends decision to keep Axel Rudakubana’s violent background secret, insisting it was vital to ensure he faced justice

The Prime Minister has said the failure of state institutions in the case of child-killer Axel Rudakubana “frankly leaps off the page”.

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